An American Haunting

Me and Bf decided not to watch Snakes on a Plane after his friend said it is lousy and not worth the $9 bucks. Instead, we went for An American Haunting at Marina Square last night. The show wasn't fantastic and as scary as what I have anticipated.

It's time of the month. Feeling aches on my back and some cramps. Argh. Moody.

Every $30 purchased?

Just stumbled upon a funny ad. It says "Every $30 purchased (except for cigarettes and liquor) entitles you to purchase any purchase with purchase items. (Limited to 1 piece of every item for each customer) While stocks last. No traders allowed."

Firstly, you don't purchase $30 right? And this, "entitles you to purchase any purchase with purchase...", it is confusing isn't it?

If I patronise this shop with 20 over friends' and relatives' company, could we get over 20 pcs of each item? Lastly, help! What do they mean by traders?

Perhaps this is a better way to communicate to their customers:
"Purchase with purchase items: Valid with every $30 worth of purchases(excluding cigarettes and liquor sales). While stocks last. Limited to 1 piece per item for every receipt."

Did I missed out or committed more errors? :x

Lucky Number Slevin

A splendid movie. Too bad, I was not able to find an attractive wallpaper to put in my office desktop. I came across this kissing movie still, but too cheesy to appear in my workplace. Hehe. In the end i had to make do with the red one.


Source: http://www.virgin.net/movies/wallpapers/images/luckynumberslevin_800.jpg

Source: http://www.moviewallpapers.net/wallpapers/luckynumberslevin/1_1024.jpg

Guess there hasn't been much good films to catch for the past 2 weeks. So if you haven't watch this movie, hurry, before it leaves the cinemas. :P Unless you wanna wait for its DVD launch..

Canadian Pizza

Stayed back in the office to clear some work stuff on Friday. It's definitely not the best way to spend a friday evening. Fortunately, I managed to work out the time needed for the due tasks and stayed back only for an extra hour or so.


Uninteresting friday as it has been in the day. There wasn't much to do, hence it was decided that the evening pass with dialed-in pizzas, Hawaiian and supreme, as bf's and my dinner.

I remembered how the previous weekend in town was spent, just roaming around. These days, there is simply no idea on how to enjoy weekends. This is it. My island home, Singapore.

OhGenki Banner Designs

Done up some sample banners for OhGenki forums. Sharing the visuals here ;)

Theme 1:



Theme 2:

Couple of things done!

Firstly, had my hair cut at last. Got rid of the thick and long hair that was making the humid weather even more unbearable. It has now become slightly below shoulder length, thinner and with rather short fringe. Feedbacks so far: I look like kuku :x ; face is VERY round :0 and have lost a bit on the feminine look. Hehe..

Settled for my studies for next July. Deposit has been paid and it will be soon for me to apply for Visa, go for medical checkup and arrange for accomodations. Excited to enter a new phase of my life and yes, study life is good! :P

San Medin Sauvignon Blanc 2004

Went to Holland Village Breko Cafe last weekend. Dinner was snail burg for me and steak bacon sandwich for bf. After dinner we took a walk around Holland V and decided to head back for wine. Before our way back, we stopped by at Cold Storage to buy some fruits to go along with wine.


The wine tasted strong and rather acidic. It didn't go that bad with the nasi lemak bf's mum bought too. :P Unforunately, near the pool, we had some hungry cockroaches as company.

Bad shape

I haven't really find time to blog the past week, mainly because I was unwell for the past 4 days; down with a fever, had those need-to-sleep headaches, swollen gums around wisdom tooth due to heatiness and an irritating cough developed this morning.

Past event postings will be following soon.

More Exercises

Completed 2 1.6km runs on Tuesday and Wednesday in about 11mins plus each. By next week, I need to complete a 2km easy run. Hopefully I can tune up my 1.6km timing to 10.5 mins within 2 more runs this week.
Made steady progress in my golf swing so far this week. Managed to get that hip movement from Monday and will now need to work on my shoulder turning. The hitting of 100 balls on Wednesday morning left my left lower back a little sore. I lost my glove too, need to go get a new one before next visit to the range. :(

The indication needle in my bathroom scale did not show a smaller number. Patience... hopefully I can see something in another 2 weeks. For now, it's my body's rest time.

Online Sprees

As recommended by Fenix, I visited the online community for online sprees. Different organisers start up a spree and interested parties can order through them. Save up as shared sprees are entitled to bulk discounts and free shipping. I have come across sprees for items from GAP and GoJane, which are not available in Singapore.

Thumbs up for this spree blog. Thanks Fenix! Everyone visit sgspree.livejournal.com to shop now! :D

Nick Vujicic

I attended my first Church service yesterday and felt fortunate for a chance to hear Nick Vujicic's story. In his speech, he shared how he found happiness and meaning in life, even having no limbs since birth. He has reached out to help more than a million people around the world, spreading the words of God.

My meeting with him yesterday made me ponder over many things and in ways I never did before. I would like to share his website here. http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org

Durians

I had my Friday dinner at a coffeeshop in Bukit Batok. It was Wanton Mee for me and the popular Fried Hokkien Mee for bf. According to bf, the standard has dropped and is not comparable with his preferred old style stall in Tanglin Halt. Beside the coffeeshop, there were durian stalls where I couldn't resist the aromatic temptation from. So I bought one to eat while still sitting in the coffeeshop.

Speaking of durians, I encountered some inconsiderate people while watching a movie in West Mall on Saturday. They, whom I think was sitting behind my row, smuggled in durians or durian pastries into the cinema and ate in. The smell was strong and even as a durian-lover myself, I found it unpleasant and disturbing. I felt sorry for those who couldn't stand durians. Hopefully, they cared enough to dispose their litters so as not to leave a pungent smell.

And of course, this incident made me recall Old Phang Kee. Failing to empathise, he had always returned to office from lunch with a plastic bag of durians. It's not for sharing though, it's for safe-keeping until after work when he can bring them back for his wife. :S

Irritating MRT ads

For as far as I can remember, MRT ads were in the form of neat banners. Today, these promotion mechanics appear on glass dividers, cabin ceilings, cabin floorings, windows and even hang around the hand rail. During this transformation, I can't help but feel irritated. A mode of transport that was once clean and fresh to meet everyday has appeared to me as an untidy and unpleasant appearance.

Lookout windows today are masked with ad patches, making it difficult for commuters to view station names or landmarks easily. Having most of the sunlight blocked out, do you find that cabins seem darker too?

As i have learnt from people around me, such experience is mutual. What many might not have noticed yet, is the new form of train advertisements - audio.

As observed today: audio only.




Can you imagine hearing this for all stops? Well, I got them in my ears for more than ten times in just a single trip. A new experience awaits you.

Rotting's New Look

Still left some css adjustments to do but mainly this is it. Think there is room for improvement? All comments are welcomed.

New Clean Company Site Design

The Dog Issue

At a point of time, I thought this was a Dog Awareness Month. My interaction with dog during work has shot up to a new highest level; news came to me that one, who was previously afriad of dogs, has developed an interest in keeping a pet dog; an article I read stated that cute little puppies(just like Paris Hilton's) are now sniffing to the aid of police forces. And I think my mom has caught the "Dog Fever" too.

Look what she got me. A bold pair of shorts. She's scared of dogs, by the way.

Coming soon - Rotting's face-lift

Sigh, without the Swatch agent guy who visits Time Club, my watch strap will never be fixed. Hope the wait is fruitful.

Bf's having ippt test early tomorrow. A successful morning for him can take away a big load of his worries for this year, and hopefully this will aid him in acheiving healthy sleep patterns. Praying for him that it will be a smooth-sailing one.

Work in progress - Rotting's face-lift. Please check back ;)

Company Site Design

Almost completing the simple design for company site. Frankly speaking, I'm not sure it will even be used. Nevertheless, I've attached a screenview of it. For all comments.

Watch Batteries Replaced

Brought 3 watches, which were previously sitting on my dressing table collecting dust, for battery replacement today, finally. Fortunately, all watches are still functioning. However, I wasn't able to collect my Swatch watch by today. Yes, that is why it couldn't appear in the picture.


Cheap watches yeah.. I am not a rich girl. 25 hours, I bought with my friend 3 years ago and adidas summer watch which I bought in 2001.

I went to a Time Club watch shop(they do sell Swatch watches) and requested for battery replacing service and changing of a small portion of the elastic strap with the extra that I have brought. The staff required some time for the job and I was advised to collect it later after work. I figured that making my colleagues wait during lunch hours was not a good idea, even though we have eaten already, they probably appreciate some slack time after the meal. Therefore, I chose to pick it up in the evening.

To my dismay, the watch strap could not be fixed and the staff suggested that I proceed to the Swatch Counter in Bugis Seiyu for the strap service. She mentioned that she has difficulty putting the strap securely. But as I did not have my warranty card with me, the Swatch Staff declined to service the strap for free. Not wanting to pay for another service, I had no choice but to ask for help from Time Club again. I am lucky that the staff was rather responsible after hearing my situation with Swatch. She offered to get her colleague's help tomorrow to get the watch strap fixed. Hopefully, the watch can be picked up tomorrow.
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Just completed an about 1.1km jog. Was self-contented with the pace and distance covered. Setting a goal to complete a further distance for this month. Arm exercises resumed as usual. I'm feeling great after sweating all out and what I need next is a good night's sleep for tomorrow. :P